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| Great Britain. Centennial of the Battle of Trafalgar Copper Pin |
$125.00 |
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Attribution: Hardy 122
Date: circa 1905
Obverse: Ship sailing right
Reverse: CENTENARY MEMENTO / OF THE / DEATH OF NELSON / 1805 OCT 21ST 1905 / CONTAINING COPPER FROM THE / H.M.S. VICTORY / THE GIFT OF THE / LORDS OF THE ADMIRALTY / TO BRITISH * FOREIGN / SAILOR’S SOCIETY / E R VII.
Size: 31mm x 22mm
Weight: 8.66 grams
Rarity:  7
Description: VF. Rare. Made from copper salvaged from the HMS Victory. From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection of Admiral Nelson Medals with his collector tag at $75, Hardy notes that this pin was designed as a brooch for the “girls of the Empire"; ex CNG Keystone Auction 7 (6 July 2022), lot 119 (part) with tag, unsold on an estimate of $150.
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